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Ceilidh Bands for 2010

Friday 11th June - Main Hall - Allendale Centre

English Contraband with caller John Turner
Was formed in 2002 and consists of fiddle player Linda Game (The Kitchen Girls, The Fold, Broken Ankles, Zoox, Token Women) with ace piano player Gareth Kiddier (the Bismarck Herrings). They have rapidly become popular on the Contra circuit, and appeared at London Barndance for the first time in 2004.

Random with caller Pete Rees
The six guys who are RANDOM, bring their vast experience of all kinds of folk and dance music to this well-established band. Their gutsy, melodic, folk-rock interpretation of tunes with traditional roots, creates scintillating but subtle ceilidh music that will make you want to dance.

Saul Rose who also plays with Waterson:Carthy & Faustus amongst others, joins up with Paul Nye to bring two very exciting melodeon-playing talents together. Add the classy bass guitar of Keith Holloway, the guitar rhythms of Ian Woledge, the matchless bass trombone harmonies of Glynn Burch, and the rock-solid drumming of Roger Smith, and you’ve got the unique RANDOM sound.’